Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Communications
111 pending office actions • 37 clients • 106 examiners • 77 art units • 7 of 111 (6%) have an AI response strategy ready
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (7%) |
| §103 only | 42 (38%) |
| §102 only | 1 (1%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 55 (50%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUYNH, LINDA TANG | 3 | 38.8% | +31.3% |
| ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J | 2 | 77.8% | +15.0% |
| ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO | 2 | 76.6% | +15.7% |
| SHIH, HAOSHIAN | 2 | 69.7% | +20.6% |
| MAUST, TIMOTHY LEWIS | 1 | 81.8% | +10.3% |
| HODGE, LINDA J | 1 | 87.6% | +26.9% |
| ELAHI, TOWFIQ | 1 | 79.7% | +14.4% |
| WILSON, DOUGLAS M | 1 | 75.2% | +14.1% |
| SITTA, GRANT | 1 | 72.5% | +13.3% |
| HARRIS, DOROTHY H | 1 | 63.3% | +21.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19350452 | CAPPING MACHINE WITH AUTOMATIC TORQUE CONTROL | HODGE, LINDA J | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18966808 | CONTEXTUAL SPACES AND FOCUS MODES | EARLES, BRYAN E | 44d overdue |
| 18410601 | CURSOR TRANSPORT | HUYNH, LINDA TANG | 26d overdue |
| 18228713 | FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH A GATE DIELECTRIC LAYER FORMED ON A SURFACE TREATED BY ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING | NICELY, JOSEPH C | 15d overdue |
| 19224830 | Maintaining User Representation Appearance during Device Removal | EDWARDS, MARK | 5d overdue |
| 18834688 | LABELLING MACHINE WITH A FOOTBOARD | DODDS, SCOTT | 3d overdue |
| 18079116 | COMPUTERIZED DISRUPTION HANDLING IN AN ENVIRONMENT | GIRI, PURSOTTAM | 2d overdue |
| 18391132 | LIVE PEER-TO-PEER VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MACHINE INTELLIGENCE | KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | 5d |
| 18673833 | OPTIMIZATION FOR DETERMINING AVAILABILITIES | TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL | 8d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18410601 | CURSOR TRANSPORT | HUYNH, LINDA TANG | 26d overdue |
| 18777747 | BACK BAR REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J | 26d |
| 19369916 | NOZZLE FOR FILLING VALVE ASSEMBLY | MAUST, TIMOTHY LEWIS | — |
| 19350452 | CAPPING MACHINE WITH AUTOMATIC TORQUE CONTROL | HODGE, LINDA J | — |
| 19336323 | CASCADING APPROACH TO DETECTING AND INTERPRETING USER ACTIVITY | ELAHI, TOWFIQ | — |
| 19333996 | Hand and Gaze-Based Interactions with an External Device's Display | WILSON, DOUGLAS M | — |
| 19328334 | INPUT RECOGNITION BASED ON DISTINGUISHING DIRECT AND INDIRECT USER INTERACTIONS | SITTA, GRANT | — |
| 19305042 | SENSOR SELECTION FOR PLANE DETECTION | HARRIS, DOROTHY H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3724 | 4 |
| 2611 | 4 |
| 2625 | 3 |
| 3637 | 3 |
| 2617 | 3 |
| 3675 | 3 |
| 2874 | 3 |
| 2179 | 3 |
| 3763 | 3 |
| 2172 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19369916 | NOZZLE FOR FILLING VALVE ASSEMBLY | Fogg Filler Company, LLC | MAUST, TIMOTHY LEWIS | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2025 |
| 19350452 | CAPPING MACHINE WITH AUTOMATIC TORQUE CONTROL | Njm Packaging Inc. | HODGE, LINDA J | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2025 |
| 19336323 | CASCADING APPROACH TO DETECTING AND INTERPRETING USER ACTIVITY | Apple Inc. | ELAHI, TOWFIQ | 2625 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19333996 | Hand and Gaze-Based Interactions with an External Device's Display | Apple Inc. | WILSON, DOUGLAS M | 2622 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 19328334 | INPUT RECOGNITION BASED ON DISTINGUISHING DIRECT AND INDIRECT USER INTERACTIONS | Apple Inc. | SITTA, GRANT | 2622 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 19305042 | SENSOR SELECTION FOR PLANE DETECTION | Apple Inc. | HARRIS, DOROTHY H | 2625 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19292228 | INTERACTION EVENTS BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO ILLUMINATION | Apple Inc. | SHARIFI-TAFRESHI, KOOSHA | 2628 | §102§103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19143046 | PROTECTIVE GARMENT WITH EXPANDABLE SHOULDER PORTIONS | Lion Group, Inc. | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19224830 | Maintaining User Representation Appearance during Device Removal | Apple Inc. | EDWARDS, MARK | 2624 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | AI Ready | Jun 01, 2025 |
| 19198397 | Dynamic Token Generation On Eyesight Display With Photoplethysmography | Apple Inc. | LIU, ZHE | 2493 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19194844 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING LED DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS | Media Resources Inc. | LIN, HANG | 2626 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19189449 | Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion for Camera Focus Adjustments | Apple Inc. | TRUONG, NGUYEN H | 2623 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19188402 | SUBSTRATES FOR III-NITRIDE EPITAXY | X-Fab Semiconductor Foundries GmbH | QI, HUA | 1714 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 |
| 19179613 | VIRTUAL ASSISTANT INTERACTIONS IN A 3D ENVIRONMENT | Apple Inc. | CHEN, YU | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19088096 | IDENTIFICATION AUTHENTICATION AND DATA QUALIFICATION | Flexpath Dxp, LLC | CRIBBS, MALCOLM | 2497 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19086692 | VISUAL CONTENT PRESENTATION WITH VIEWER POSITION-BASED AUDIO | Apple Inc. | BRINEY III, WALTER F | 2692 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19082767 | PALLET AND PALLET SYSTEM | Packaging Concepts & Design, LLC | ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J | 3637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19068538 | GAIT TRAINER METHOD | Enlighten Mobility LLC | ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 | |
| 19068389 | GAIT TRAINER WITH NEUROMODULATION INTEGRATION | Enlighten Mobility LLC | ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 | |
| 19059550 | Video Event Segmentation | Apple Inc. | RAMETTA, JULIA THERESE | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| 19055979 | ACOUSTIC SIMULATION BASED ON ACOUSTIC SCATTERING | Apple Inc. | TULOP, JIRAPON INTAVONG | 2693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19054969 | ORCHESTRATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT MANAGEMENT | Cayosoft, Inc. | SKWIERAWSKI, PAUL J | 2439 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2025 |
| 19048272 | FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED GAUGE PLATE PLANE ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | MICHALSKI, SEAN M | 3724 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19048263 | FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED SHARPENER ASSEMBLY | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | 3724 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19045641 | CONTEXTUAL INTERFACES FOR 3D ENVIRONMENTS | Apple Inc. | WELCH, DAVID T | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19021835 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR GENERATING CUSTOM MESHES TO RENDER CONTENT DURING CONFLICT OCCURRENCES | Apple Inc. | LIU, ZHENGXI | 2611 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18983743 | LOCATION-BASED VIRTUAL ELEMENT MODALITY IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT | Apple Inc. | NGUYEN, PHONG X | 2617 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18982706 | STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING ULTRASOUND TREATMENT | Brainsonix Corporation | DAVIS, AMELIE R | 3798 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18980560 | GLINT-BASED GAZE TRACKING USING DIRECTIONAL LIGHT SOURCES | Apple Inc. | PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18975238 | SEAL ASSEMBLY | Dayton-Phoenix Group, Inc. | STEFANON, JUSTIN | 2834 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18974153 | TRASH CAN OR PLANTER POT ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED SPEAKER AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE | Jme & Co. Nyc, LLC | HUBER, PAUL W | 2691 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18871245 | FLEXIBLE REFERENTIAL DATA STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | Prisidio Inc. | ALAM, HOSAIN T | 2156 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18966808 | CONTEXTUAL SPACES AND FOCUS MODES | Apple Inc. | EARLES, BRYAN E | 2625 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | AI Ready | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18869496 | LOCKING BAR ARRANGEMENT | Emka Beschlagteile GmbH & Co. Kg | LUGO, CARLOS | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18869537 | ROD-CONTROLLED LOCKING MECHANISM | Emka Beschlagteile GmbH & Co. Kg | IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD | 3675 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18951840 | SELECTIVE ACTIVATION DURING COHERENCE-BASED EYE TRACKING | Apple Inc. | HALEY, JOSEPH R | 2621 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18947541 | LOCALIZATION BASED ON FLICKERING OF LIGHT WITHIN A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | Apple Inc. | LEE, JAI M | 2634 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18864150 | DEVICES FOR APPLYING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY WITH PRISMATIC BEAM STEERING | Solta Medical Ireland Limited | WILSON, PAISLEY L | 2871 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18931135 | RENDERING OF A GUEST USER'S FACE FOR EXTERNAL DISPLAY | Apple Inc. | DEMETER, HILINA K | 2617 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18860765 | OPTICAL BEAM SCULPTING ASSEMBLY | Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd. | HOLLWEG, THOMAS A | 2874 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18921174 | HUMAN MOTION UNDERSTANDING USING STATE SPACE MODELS | Apple Inc. | LIU, GORDON G | 2618 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18918718 | WAREWASH RACK SYSTEM AND WAREWASHER WITH ASSOCIATED WAREWASH RACK SYSTEM | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | CHAN, KO HUNG | 3631 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18916921 | INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ARRANGEMENT OF A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ARRANGEMENT | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | NEUBAUER, THOMAS L | 3675 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18910335 | USER INTERACTION INTERPRETER | Apple Inc. | SHIH, HAOSHIAN | 2179 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18906850 | FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED GAUGE PLATE SLIDE ASSEMBLY | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | CROSBY JR, RICHARD D | 3724 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18853483 | BALANCED DIFFERENTIAL MODULATION SCHEMES FOR SILICON PHOTONIC MODULATORS | Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd. | BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS | 2872 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18852733 | PHOTOVOLAIC MODULE WITH AN ALTERNATIVE ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE BACK SHEET AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | Toledo Solar Inc. | GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA | 1721 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18902126 | FOOD PRODUCT SCALE | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | HULS, NATALIE F | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18898809 | APPLICATION CONTENT MANAGEMENT IN 3D ENVIRONMENTS | Apple Inc. | ULRICH, NICHOLAS S | 2179 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18885583 | COOKING APPARATUS | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2024 |
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3.53 office actions per allowed application on average.
111 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 37 clients, before 106 examiners in 77 art units.